Air Finland Explained

Airline:Air Finland
Iata:OF
Icao:FIF
Callsign:AIR FINLAND
Bases:Helsinki Airport
Destinations:6 (scheduled)
Headquarters:Vantaa, Finland
Website:www.airfinland.fi

Oy Air Finland was an airline with its head office and base at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland,[1] which was operating chartered and scheduled flights to holiday destinations, as well as aircraft lease services.[2] The company was founded in 2002 and filed for bankruptcy in 2012.

History

The airline was established in January 2002 and started flight operations on 3 April 2003. It was owned by three individuals from the aviation, finance and travel marketing industries: Harri Naivo (Chairman and Chief Financial Officer), Mika Helenius (Chief Executive Officer), and Lauri Komi. At March 2007, the company had 210 employees.[2] On 26 June 2012, Air Finland announced that it would immediately cancel all flights and filed for bankruptcy.

Destinations

As of March 2011, Air Finland operated scheduled flights to the following destinations.[3] The broad range of charter flights offered by the airline is not included.

Fleet

As of June 2012, the Air Finland fleet consisted of three Boeing 757-200 aircraft with an average age of 18 years. They provided space for 219–235 passengers in an all-economy class cabin layout.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Oy Air Finland Ltd in English ." Air Finland. Retrieved on 25 February 2010.
  2. [Flight International]
  3. Web site: Air Finland booking engine . 2011-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110610104325/http://sutra126.airkiosk.com/cgi-bin/airkiosk/I7/81015lfa . 2011-06-10 . dead .
  4. Web site: Air Finland fleet list at planespotters.net . 2011-03-29 . 2011-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110219022004/http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Air-Finland . dead .